GASTRO-CONSULTANT, BUYER AND PRESENTER, WRITER ON THE FINE, CRAFTER OF THE AVIATION

6 May 2013

TRAVEL: Raw Wines in Slovenia

OUTSIZE ants crawl over crazy paving at the Klinec homestead’s terrace. The vista in their midst – Medana’s vineyards a few miles from Friuli – may matter little aesthetically to the insect society (at least compared to the pleasure of eating the plants). But the gnarled, native varieties bring the rolling valley a profound depth of colour and texture, and are the lifeblood of winemakers such as cook and art collector Aleks Klinec...